Verge of a Miracle
Transposed by Kevin Paddock. This, one of my favorite Rich Mullins songs, was recorded
in C# and not with the guitar in mind, mind you. But you can get a great sound emulating
the Rhodes with the guitar capoed 4; play the A position. Adjust the capo to your vocal
range, but at least try it at 4 in order to play along with the recording.
CAPO 4
A2
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Verse 1:
A2
Clung to a ball
Asus A
That was hung in the sky
C#m
Hurled into orbit
F#m E D2
There you are
A2
Wheth- er you fall down
A
Or whether you fly
C#m F#m E D2
Seems you can never get too far
E E/D (is that E7?) A/C# D
Some- one's waiting to put wings
A/C# D Esus E Esus E Bm7(4)
Up-on your flightless heart
Chorus:
A/C# D2
You're on the verge of a mir- a- cle
G2 D G2
Just stand-ing there
Bm7(4) A/C# D2
Oh you're on the verge of a mir- a- cle
G2 Bm7(4)
Just wait-ing to be be-lieved in
A/C# D2
Open your eyes and see
Esus A2
You're on the verge of a mir- a- cle
Verse 2:
Here in your room
Where nobody can see
Voices are loud
But seldom clear
But beneath the confusion
That's running so deep
There is a promise you must hear
The love that seems so far away
Is standing very near
Repeat Chorus:
You're on the verge of a miracle
Standing there
Oh you're on the verge of a miracle
Just waiting to be believed in
Open your eyes and see
Bridge:
Bm7(4) A2/C#
When you've played out your last chance
D2 Esus E Bm7(4)
And your di- rec- tions have all been lost
A2/C# D2
When the roads that you look down are all dead ends
Bm7 A/C# D
Look up, you could see if you'd just look up
Bm7(4) A/C# D G D/G G
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Bm7(4) A/C# Dmaj9? G D/G G
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Repeat Chorus:
You're on the verge of a miracle
Standing there
Oh you're on the verge of a miracle
Just waiting to be believed in
Open your eyes and see
You're on the verge of a miracle
Words and music by Rich Mullins
© 1986 BMG Songs, Inc.
